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Tim Kendall, Pinterest's president and business chief, is leaving the company at year-end of the company to start a health-focused startup, as Recode first reported and the company confirmed to Axios.
Why it matters: Pinterest is losing its head of business operations just as Recode says that it is beginning to prep for a 2018 IPO, although CEO Ben Silbermann maintains that he has no plans to go public anytime soon.
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In her first week on the job, Amy Coney Barrett may be deciding which votes to count in the presidential election. By her third week, she’ll be deciding the fate of the Affordable Care Act.
Where it stands: The Senate votes on Barrett’s nomination tomorrow. If she’s confirmed, Chief Justice John Roberts is expected to swear her in at the Supreme Court within hours, an administration official tells Axios.
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The Biden campaign is rebuffing persistent pleas from Texas Democrats to spend at least $10 million in the Lone Star state, several people familiar with the talks tell Axios.
Why it matters: If Texas — which has 38 electoral votes and is steadily getting more blue, but hasn't backed a Democrat for president since 1976 — flipped to the Biden column, it would be game over. But the RealClearPolitics polling average stubbornly hovers at +2.6 for Trump — and Team Biden appears more focused on closer targets.